Alexandra Volenik

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Articles 4

Citations 61

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Related Specialties

Oncology

Gynecology & Obstetrics

Top 10 Co-Authors

Raymond H Kim

Susan Randall Armel

Rochelle Demsky

Jeanna McCuaig

Janet Malcolmson

Manjula Maganti

Taymaa May

Jeanna M McCuaig

Steven A Narod

Melanie Care

Published In

Gynecol Oncol

Int J Gynecol Cancer

Breast Cancer Res Treat

Cancers (Basel)

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Recent Articles

Genetic counseling referral rates and genetic testing outcomes in women with young breast cancer: a 20-year Canadian review

Randall Armel S, Malcolmson J, Volenik A, Maganti M, Watkins N, Charames G, et al.

Breast Cancer Res Treat . 2025 Feb; PMID: 39985623

Purpose: Despite guidelines recommending genetic testing for all cases of very young breast cancer (VYBC), poor uptake has been reported. This study aimed to examine genetic testing referral rates and...

The Prevent Ovarian Cancer Program (POCP): Identification of women at risk for ovarian cancer using complementary recruitment approaches

Tone A, McCuaig J, Ricker N, Boghosian T, Romagnuolo T, Stickle N, et al.

Gynecol Oncol . 2021 Apr; 162(1):97-106. PMID: 33858678

Background: Up to 20% of high-grade serous ovarian carcinomas (HGSOC) are hereditary; however, historical uptake of genetic testing is low. We used a unique combination of approaches to identify women...

Setting a baseline: A 7-year review of referral rates and outcomes for serous ovarian cancer prior to implementation of oncologist mediated genetic testing

Randall Armel S, Volenik A, Demsky R, Malcolmson J, Maganti M, McCuaig J

Gynecol Oncol . 2020 Jun; 158(2):440-445. PMID: 32505554

Objective: Despite guidelines recommending that all women with invasive serous ovarian cancer (SOC) are offered genetic testing, published referral and testing rates have been poor. Many centers have implemented novel...

Next-Generation Service Delivery: A Scoping Review of Patient Outcomes Associated with Alternative Models of Genetic Counseling and Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer

McCuaig J, Randall Armel S, Care M, Volenik A, Kim R, Metcalfe K

Cancers (Basel) . 2018 Nov; 10(11). PMID: 30428547

The combination of increased referral for genetic testing and the current shortage of genetic counselors has necessitated the development and implementation of alternative models of genetic counseling and testing for...

BRCA Mutation Status Is Not Associated With Increased Hematologic Toxicity Among Patients Undergoing Platinum-Based Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer

Kotsopoulos J, Willows K, Trat S, Kim R, Volenik A, Sun P, et al.

Int J Gynecol Cancer . 2017 Dec; 28(1):69-76. PMID: 29194191

Objective: Women with an inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation may have an impaired ability to repair chemotherapy-induced damage as a result of a state of haploinsufficiency and may experience greater...